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Micrones’an  Mission 


A CONDENSED  SKETCH 


1852- 1907 


BOSTON 

printed  for  the  Hmerican  Board 

CONGREGATIONAL  HOUSE 
1907 


MICRONESIAN  MISSION. 


Location. — Micronesia,  meaning  “Little 
Islands,”  embraces  four  principal  groups 
with  about  one  thousand  islands,  lying 
mostly  just  north  of  the  equator,  between 
longitude  io6°and  145“  west  from  Washing- 
ton ; five  thousand  miles  southwest  from  San 
Francisco ; from  Honolulu,  twenty-five  hun- 
dred miles.  The  groups,  beginning  with  the 
most  eastern  and  southern,  are  the  Gilbert, 
Marshall,  Caroline,  and  Mariana  Islands. 
Missions  of  the  American  Board  are  scattered 
over  an  area  measuring  twenty-five  hundred 
miles  from  east  to  west,  and  some  twelve 
hundred  miles  from  north  to  south.  Nauru, 
or  Pleasant  Island,  though  distant  from  the 
Marshalls  is  connected  with  them,  and  has 
become  prominent  of  late  because  of  the 
great  deposits  of  phosphate  found  there 
The  Mortlock  Islands,  a small  group  within 
the  Caroline,  with  Ruk  and  several  other  is- 
lands, constitute  the  foreign  missionary  field 
of  the  Ponape  Christians.  The  Hawaiian 
Evangelical  Association  has  co-operated  with 
the  Board  in  work  in  the  Gilbert  and  Mar- 
shall Islands. 


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Character  of  the  Islands. — Except  a 
few  in  the  Caroline  group,  all  are  of  coral 
formation.  They  consist  of  a belt  of  coral 
reef  rising  to  low  water  mark  and  enclosing 
a lagoon,  into  wEich  usually  one  or  more 
passages  lead  from  the  open  sea.  Upon  this 
reef  are  islets  formed  of  coral,  sand  and 
rocks,  washed  up  by  the  waves,  rising  from 
four  to  ten  feet  above  high-water  mark,  the 
tide  flowing  about  three  feet.  These  islets 
are  covered  thickly  with  trees,  and  can  be 
seen  ten  or  fifteen  miles  at  sea.  The  lagoons 
which  have  channels  are  good  harbors,  but 
are  often  inaccessible  to  sailing  vessels  dur- 
ing the  trade  winds. 

Kusaie  and  Ponape,  of  the  Caroline  group, 
are  of  basaltic  formation,  and  have  moun- 
tains from  two  to  three  thousand  feet  high. 
Ruk,  Pelew,  and  Yap  are  also  high  islands. 

Climate  and  Products. — Perpetual  sum- 
mer reigns.  The  thermometer  ranges  from 
72“  to  90“  Farenheit;  at  Ponape,  from  74"  to 
87";  at  Apaiang,  from  80“  to  90°.  Coral  is- 
lands are  not  ordinarily  fertile.  Three  prin- 
cipal products  support  human  life:  (i)  The 
cocoanut-palm,  growing  w'ild  on  all  the  is- 
lands. It  has  branches  only  at  the  top,  and 
is  often  eighty  feet  high.  (2)  The  bread- 
fruit tree,  a beautiful  tree  growing  on  all 
groups  except  the  Gilbert.  Its  general  ap- 
pearance is  not  unlike  the  oak.  A foreigner, 
who  has  this  fruit  properly  cooked,  finds  it 


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nutritious  and  a good  substitute  for  potatoes. 
(3)  The  pandanus-tree,  or  screw-pine,  bear- 
ing a large  bunch  of  juicy  fruit.  Besides 
these  fruit-trees,  taro,  an  edible  root,  is  grown. 
On  the  high  islands,  especially  Kusaie  and 
Ponape,  there  is  a much  larger  range  of  pro- 
ducts, including  more  than  a dozen  kinds 
of  bananas.  Various  tropical  fruits  are  now 
introduced. 

Fish  are  taken  in  abundance.  There  were 
no  animals  on  the  coral  islands,  but  many 
sea-birds.  Pigs  and  chickens  have  been  in- 
troduced. The  hills  of  Kusaie  and  Ponape 
are  covered  with  forest  trees,  where  plenty 
of  wild  pigs  and  pigeons  are  found. 

Population. — The  inhabitants  are  of  the 
brown  Polynesian  race,  having  straight  hair. 
As  no  census  has  ever  been  taken,  estimates 
of  the  population  vaiy  greatly.  The  Gilbert 
Islanders  were  said,  a few  years  ago,  to  num- 
ber about  thirty  thousand  : there  are  now 
thought  to  be  not  far  from  twenty  thousand. 
The  Marshall  Islanders  have  been  estimated 
at  fourteen  thousand.  Ponape  has  a popu- 
lation of  about  five  thousand;  the  Mortlocks 
and  Ruk  about  fourteen  thousand;  Mokil 
and  Pingelap  about  twelve  hundred  and 
fifty ; Yap  about  eight  or  ten  thousand. 

Government. — When  the  Mission  began, 
in  1852,  the  islands  were  free  from  the  domi- 
nance of  foreign  rulers,  but  now  Germany 


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owns  the  Carolines  and  the  Marshalls,  Great 
Britain  the  Gilberts,  and  the  United  States 
holds  Guam  on  the  Marianas.  Spain  which 
formerly  claimed  all  the  groups  has  retired. 

Homes  and  Habits  of  the  People. — In 
the  Gilbert  and  Marshall  Islands  the  houses 
have  no  sides  for  about  four  feet  from  the 
ground,  with  a closed  attic  and  a thatched 
roof.  In  the  Caroline  Islands  the  houses 
have  sides  covered  with  light  wood  or  reeds. 
The  people  sleep  in  these  attics,  or,  in  dry 
weather,  on  the  ground,  with  a wooden  pil- 
low and  a mat  covering.  Before  the  gospel 
came  to  them,  the  men  in  the  Gilbert  Islands 
went  nearly  or  quite  naked ; the  women  wear- 
ing a little  fringed  skirt.  In  the  Marshall 
Islands  the  women  wore  two  mats  belted  at 
their  waists,  and  the  men  had  a fringed  skirt. 
The  Caroline  Islanders,  as  a general  thing, 
were  not  so  well  clad  as  the  Marshall  Island- 
ers. Both  men  and  women  were  elaborately 
tattooed;  but  this  heathenish  custom  is  rap- 
idly passing  away.  There  was  no  marriage 
rite  known  ; but  the  pairing  of  men  and  wo- 
men was  respected.  They  seemed  to  care 
for  their  children,  but  had  less  regard  for  old 
people.  The  men  spent  their  time  in  fishing, 
in  canoe-building,  and  in  getting  food  for 
their  chiefs.  The  women  were  employed  in 
twisting  cord,  to  take  the  place  of  nails  and 
pegs,  and  in  making  mats  and  sails  for  proas. 
The  people  were  greatly  addicted  to  war,  and 


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their  feuds  have  resulted  in  a great  decrease 
in  the  population  of  many  of  the  islands. 
Each  of  the  main  groups  has  its  own  lan- 
guage, while  in  the  Caroline  group  there  are 
si.x  or  eight  distinct  languages. 

Religious  Ide.-\s. — Spirits  of  ancestors 
and  other  spirits  were  worshiped,  but  no 
idols.  The  people  were  very  superstitious, 
but  had  no  conception  of  a Supreme  God, 
and  no  idea  of  sacrifice.  Certain  places,  re- 
garded as  the  resorts  of  spirits,  were  not 
crossed.  Some  islands  had  priests,  who,  in 
times  of  sickness,  and  on  special  occasions, 
practiced  their  incantations,  pretending  to 
converse  with  the  dead. 

The  Mission  of  the  American  Board. 
— In  1852,  three  missionaries,  Messrs.  Snow. 
Gulick,  and  Sturges,  with  their  wives,  and 
two  Hawaiian  teachers,  settled  on  Kusaie 
and  Ponape,  receiving  a welcome  from  the 
unclad  and  wild  people.  In  1855,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Doane  sailed  from  Honolulu  for  Pon- 
ape, followed  the  same  year  by  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Pierson,  who  remained  at  Kusaie  with  Mr. 
Snow.  On  their  way  they  explored  many  of 
the  Gilbert  and  Marshall  Islands,  and  ad- 
vised that  they  be  occupied.  '1  he  next  year, 
the  first  Morning  Star  sailed  from  Boston, 
cariying  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bingham,  who,  in 
November,  1857,  reached  Apaiang,  of  the 
Gilbert  group,  and  on  the  same  voyage  of 
the  Star  Messrs.  I’ierson  and  Doane.  with 


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their  wives,  were  stationed  at  Ebon,  one  of 
the  Marshall  Islands.  Thus,  in  1857,  the 
three  groups  were  opened  for  Christian  work. 

The  Marshall  Islanders  were  known  as 
treacherous,  and  many  warnings  were  given 
the  missionaries  against  landing  among 
them ; but  the  way  was  wonderfully  prepared 
for  their  coming.  The  languages  of  the  sev- 
eral groups  were  studied  and  reduced  to 
writing,  and  after  six  years  two  persons  were 
received  to  the  church  at  Kusaie.  In  nine 
years  there  were  thirty  converts  on  that  is- 
land, and  Mr.  Snow  was  then  transferred  to 
Ebon.  On  Ponape,  it  was  eight  years  before 
the  first  natives  were  received  to  the  church ; 
but  by  1867  there  were  one  hundred  and 
sixty-three  members,  and  one  thousand  per- 
sons who  could  read.  In  i860,  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Pierson  were  compelled,  by  ill-health,  to 
withdraw  from  the  mission  ; and,  for  a simi- 
lar reason,  two  years  later.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Gulick  withdrew.  In  1865,  Mr.  Bingham, 
too,  was  forced  to  return  to  the  United  States, 
leaving  the  work  on  Apaiang  in  charge  of 
the  Hawaiian  teacher.  In  November  of 
1866  he  sailed  from  Boston  in  command  of 
the  new  Morning  Star,  built  by  the  contribu- 
tions of  the  children.  In  1868,  fifteen  years 
from  the  beginning,  there  were  five  hundred 
and  forty -five  church  members  in  all  the 
mission,  one  hundred  and  forty-four  having 
been  added  during  the  previous  year.  In 
1871,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Whitney  joined  the  mis- 


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sion,  followed,  in  1874,  by  Messrs.  Logan, 
Taylor,  and  Rand,  with  their  wives, — Mrs. 
Taylor  dying  only  a few  weeks  after  arriving 
at  Apaiang.  The  statistics  of  1873  report 
nine  hundred  and  twenty -eight  members, 
with  one  hundred  and  eighty-nine  additions. 
In  1875,  there  were,  on  various  islands, 
about  twenty  churches,  with  an  aggregate 
membership  of  not  far  from  twelve  hundred. 
'I'he  New  Testament,  or  a portion  of  it,  had 
been  translated  into  four  dialects,  and  two 
and  a half  million  pages  had  been  printed. 

Year  by  year  new  islands  were  visited  and 
supplied  with  teachers.  Pingelap  and  Mokil 
were  entered  in  1871  ; the  Mortlocks,  in 
1874;  Ruk.  in  1879.  The  Mortlocks,  inclu- 
ded among  the  Caroline  Islands,  were  chosen 
as  the  foreign  missionary’  field  of  the  Ponape 
Christians,  and  they  have  supplied  the 
necessary  teachers.  In  1875  Mr.  liingham’s 
health  was  so  seriously  impaired  that  he  re- 
moved to  Honolulu,  where  he  has  since  de- 
voted his  strength  and  labors  in  belialf  of 
the  Gilbert  Islanders,  completing  his  trans- 
lation of  the  Scriptures  into  their  language 
in  1890,  and  since  then  laboring  upon  a 
Riblical  Commentary  for  them.  In  *877  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Pease  joined  the  mission,  while 
Mr.  Taylor  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Snoxv  returned 
to  the  United  States.  The  report  of  1878 
gives  fourteen  hundred  and  ninety- eight 
church  members,  with  three  hundred  and 
fifty-eight  additions.  In  that  year  the  S/ar 


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visited  twenty-six  different  islands.  In  1880 
Mr.  Taylor  rejoined  the  mission  at  the  Gil- 
bert Islands,  but,  on  account  of  the  death 
of  his  wife,  a sister  of  the  first  Mrs.  Taylor, 
was  compelled  again  to  withdraw.  In  the 
same  year,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walkup  joined  the 
mission,  followed,  in  1881,  by  Miss  Cathcart, 
and,  in  1882,  by  Miss  Fletcher.  Two  years 
later  Miss  Palmer  went  out  for  Ponape,  and 
in  1886  Misses  Crosby,  Hemingway,  and 
Smith  reached  Kusaie,  to  be  connected  with 
the  schools  for  the  Marshall  and  Gilbert  Is- 
lands. Miss  Hemingway  returned  the  next 
year.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Logan  had  taken  up 
their  residence  on  Ruk  in  1884,  thus  secur- 
ing a near  point  for  the  supervision  of  the 
churches  on  the  Mortlock  group.  But  in 
December  of  1887  the  mission  suffered  an 
irreparable  loss  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Logan, 
and  the  temporary  withdrawal  of  Mrs.  Logan 
from  the  field. 

During  the  year  1890  the  mission  was  re- 
inforced by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Channon  and  Miss 
Hoppin  at  Kusaie,  Miss  Kinney  at  Ruk,  and 
Miss  Foss  at  Ponape.  In  May  of  the  same 
year  the  veteran  missionary,  Mr.  Doane,  re- 
turned invalided  to  Honolulu,  where  he  died. 
During  this  year  came  the  culmination  of  a 
series  of  outrages  perpetrated  by  the  Span- 
ish government,  which  resulted  in  the  expul- 
sion of  all  American  missionaries  from  the 
island  of  Ponape. 

In  1887  the  Spaniards,  who  claimed  the 


sovereignty  of  the  Caroline  Islands,  sent  a 
governor  with  troops  and  six  Capuchin  priests 
to  take  possession  of  that  island,  promis- 
ing not  to  interfere  with  missionary  work 
already  begun.  The  presence  of  the  soldiers 
tended  strongly  to  the  demoralization  of  the 
natives,  and  the  Spaniards  began  to  seize 
some  of  the  mission  property  and  trample 
on  the  rights  of  the  natives.  Mr.  Doane  was 
arrested  and  taken  to  Manila  for  trial  on  ab- 
surd charges.  In  the  meantime  the  natives 
rose  against  the  Spaniards,  killing  many  of 
them  and  maintaining  their  ground.  The 
Spanish  governor  at  Manila  dismissed  the 
charges  against  Mr.  Doane  and  he  was  re- 
returned to  Ponape. 

The  story  of  subsequent  events  is  too 
long  for  this  sketch.  One  encroachment 
upon  the  natives  followed  another  till,  exas- 
perated by  the  wrongs  which  they  had  suf- 
fered, they  rose  against  their  oppressors, 
slaughtering  many  of  them.  The  missiona- 
ries who  had  tried  to  maintain  peace  were 
banished,  and  the  mission  houses  were  de- 
stroyed in  the  subsequent  battles  between 
the  natives  and  the  invaders. 

In  1891  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rand  and  Miss 
Foss,  who  were  of  the  number  driven  from 
Ponape,  were  located  on  the  adjacent  island 
of  Mokil.  In  1892  Miss  Abell  went  to  Ruk, 
followed  the  next  year  by  Miss  Wilson,  when 
Miss  Little  and  Miss  Fletcher  came  to  the 
United  States,  not  to  return.  Miss  Kinney 


was  obliged  to  retire  from  ser\'ice  in  1897. 

In  1894,  on  the  return  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Pease  to  the  United  States,  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Rife  took  their  places  in  connection  with  the 
Marshall  Islands  school  on  Kusaie,  and  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  F.  M.  Price  joined  the  mission  at 
Ruk. 

In  1897  Miss  Jennie  Olin  joined  the  mis- 
sion at  Kusaie  and  Miss  Beulah  Logan  went 
to  the  aid  of  her  mother  at  Ruk,  but  Mrs. 
Logan  was  compelled  by  ill  health  to  return 
to  the  United  States  in  1899,  where  she  died 
in  December  of  that  year.  In  1898  Rev. 
Martin  L.  Stimson  and  wife,  formerly  con- 
nected with  the  mission  in  Shansi,  China, 
and  Misses  Elizabeth  and  Jane  E.  Baldwin, 
were  sent  as  needed  reinforcements  to  the 
mission  at  Ruk. 

Great  changes  occurred  in  the  Island 
world  in  connection  with  and  subsequent  to 
the  Spanish-American  war.  An  American 
vessel  of  war  took  possession  of  Guam,  in  the 
Mariana  Islands,  formerly  called  the  La- 
drones,  and  this  place  came  under  the  do- 
minion of  the  United  States.  In  the  year 
1900  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Price  were  transferred 
from  Ruk  and  commenced  a work  at  Guam, 
aided  for  a time  by  Miss  Mar}"  A.  Channell, 
and  aided  later  on  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur 
C.  Logan  who  remained  but  one  year.  In 
1905,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  H.  E.  B.  Case  were  sent 
to  Guam,  where  they  are  now  doing  good 
work.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Price,  after  an  absence 


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rendered  necessary  by  sickness,  are  now  at 
Guam,  seeking  to  prepare  the  Scriptures  in 
the  Chamorro  language,  which  is  spoken  at 
that  island. 

Shortly  after  the  Spanish  war  the  Caroline 
Islands  were  sold  by  Spain  to  Germany,  the 
latter  nation  having  taken  possession  of  the 
Marshall  group  in  1885.  The  only  American 
missionaries  now  resident  on  Ponape  are 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Gray,  who  went 
there  in  1900,  laboring  with  great  assiduity. 
In  1904  the  German  Christian  Endeavor 
Union  undertook  to  send  out  representatives 
from  their  organization  to  labor  in  co-opera- 
tion with  the  missionaries  of  our  Board  in  the 
German  colonies,  and  Mr.  Hugenschmidt 
was  sent  to  aid  Mr.  Gray  on  Ponape.  Later, 
two  young  men  have  been  sent  by  the  same 
organization,  one  of  them  to  be  associated 
with  Dr.  Rife  within  the  Marshall  group. 
I'hese  reinforcements  have  given  great  cheer 
to  the  solitary  workers  in  Micronesia. 

In  April  of  1905  a cyclone  of  extraordinaiy 
severity  swept  over  the  Caroline  Group  and 
destroyed  or  prostrated  all  trees  and  houses 
both  on  Kusaie  and  Ponape  and  the  adjacent 
islands,  so  that  the  work  was  greatly  inter- 
rupted and  the  attention  of  the  missionaries 
was  necessarily  diverted  to  the  erection  of 
buildings  and  the  securing  of  food. 

At  this  time  of  writing  a plan  is  in  con- 
templation for  changing  the  method  of  oper- 
ation. establishing  the  training  schools  for 


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both  the  Marshall  and  Gilbert  Islands,  with- 
in the  groups  themselves,  avoiding  the  ne- 
cessity of  transporting  the  scholars  to  and 
from  Kusaie. 

Mention  should  here  be  made  of  the  estab- 
lishment of  missionary  work  on  Pleasant 
Island,  called  also  Nauru,  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Delaporte  in  1899.  This  island,  though  400 
miles  distant  from  the  Marshall  group,  is 
connected  with  it,  belonging  to  Germany. 
It  has  become  a place  of  much  business 
through  the  finding  of  great  quantities  of 
phosphate  and  the  organization  of  the  Pacific 
Phosphate  Company.  N atives  from  the  Gil- 
bert group  have  been  brought  there  and 
Chinese  laborers  are  also  to  be  secured  to 
open  these  rich  deposits.  The  Company  is 
in  the  hands  of  Christian  men  who  will  be 
helpful  to  the  work.  Ocean  Island,  which  is 
within  the  Gilbert  group,  has  also  similar  de- 
posits of  phosphate,  and  will  undoubtedly 
soon  be  developed  by  the  Phosphate  Com- 
pany. The  prospects  for  efficient  Christian 
work  within  these  groups  will  thereby  be 
greatly  enhanced. 

Missionary  Vessels.  —The  work  in  Mi- 
cronesia has  from  the  beginning  been  largely 
dependent  upon  the  use  of  missionary  vessels. 

The  Morfiwg  Stars.  Five  vessels  bearing 
this  name  have  done  service  for  the  Ameri- 
can Board  in  Micronesia,  (i)  A brigantine, 
launched  November  12.  1856,  at  a cost  of 


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Si8,35I-  yhe  was  sold,  after  ten  years’  ser- 
vice, for  $5,8 1 2.  (2)  The  second  Star  was 
launched  September  22,  1866,  costing  $23, 
406.  She  was  wrecked  upon  the  island  of 
Kusaie,  swept  ashore  by  a current  during  a 
calm,  October  18,  1869.  (3)  The  third  Star 
was  a brig  of  181  tons,  ninety-eight  feet  long. 
She  cost  $28,462,  of  which  sum  $19,087 
were  received  from  insurance  of  the  previous 
vessel.  She  was  wrecked  off  the  harbor  of 
Kusaie,  February  22,  1883.  (4)  The  fourth 
Star  was  a barkentine  of  about  430  tons 
burden,  with  auxiliary  steam  power  to  be 
used  in  calms  and  currents.  She  cost,  with 
her  machinery  and  outfit,  $44,280,  and  was 
launched  at  Bath,  Maine,  August  6,  1884. 
This  fourth  A/ar  was  sold  in  1901,  as  not 
serving  the  work  efficiently,  and  a small 
schooner  named  The  Carrie  and  Annie, 
served  the  mission  temporarily.  (5)  Morn- 
ing Star  No.  j,  was  a full  steamer  with  only 
auxiliary  sails,  to  be  used  in  case  of  emer- 
gency. She  was  a vessel  of  400  tons,  cost- 
ing  $37,000,  and  bore  the  name  of  the  Sun- 
beam when  she  was  purchased.  After  re- 
fitting, she  sailed  from  Boston  in  June  of 
1904,  going  by  way  of  the  Mediterranean 
and  Suez  Canal.  She  arrived  at  Ponape  in 
October  and  at  once  made  trips  through  the 
groups,  serving  the  mission  admirably.  But 
it  svas  found  impossible  to  secure  within  the 
Caroline  group,  save  at  an  extravagant  cost, 
the  coal  necessary  to  give  her  motive  power. 


and  it  has  been  deemed  necessary  to  dis- 
pose of  her  and  find  at  less  cost  other  means 
of  communicating  with  the  islands. 

In  the  meantime,  the  development  of  the 
trade  within  these  island  groups  has  been 
such  that  lines  of  steamers  have  been  estab- 
lished by  German  capitalists,  making  regular 
trips  through  the  groups,  carrying  both  mails 
and  supplies  to  our  missionaries.  Small 
vessels,  also,  are  now  found  in  that  region 
that  can  be  chartered  for  temporary'  service, 
and  it  is  believed  that  the  work  in  this  por- 
tion of  the  world  c?an  be  carried  on  efficiently 
and  economically  through  the  employment 
of  these  public  conveyances  and  aided  by 
launches  that  shall  serve  within  the  different 
groups. 

It  should  be  said  as  a matter  of  history, 
that  in  1892,  a small  vessel,  with  auxiliary 
vapor  engine,  was  built  and  named  the 
Hiram  Bingham,  and  during  these  14  years 
she  has  been  the  house  and  home,  as  well 
as  the  carriage  of  Mr.  Walkup,  the  mission- 
ary, who  has  thus  been  enabled  to  render 
excellent  service,  visiting  the  various  islands 
in  the  Gilbert  group  repeatedly. 

In  1890  a small  schooner  of  50  tons  was 
built  at  San  Francisco,  and  was  named  the 
Robert  IV.  Logan,  going  to  Ruk,  for  work 
in  that  archipelago  and  the  Mortlocks. 
Three  years  later  she  went  to  Japan  for  re- 
pairs and  on  her  return  voyage  was  lost  at 
sea.  A new  vessel  bearing  the  same  name 


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I was  sent  in  her  place,  but  she  was  wrecked 

I within  the  Mortlock  group  in  1890.  No  lives 

were  lost. 

, As  has  been  intimated,  changes  in  the 

conduct  of  this  work  in  Micronesia  are  now 
impending,  but  it  is  not  in  any  wise  contem- 
plated to  withdrawfrom  this  missionary  field. 
It  may  be  that  some  plart  for  co-operating 
with  the  London  Missionary  Society  that  is 
now  laboring  in  the  southern  portion  of  that 
group,  may  be  formed.  The  help  from  the 
German  Christian  Endeavorers  within  the 
Marshall  and  Caroline  groups  will  materially 
aid  in  evangelizing  those  islands.  Though 
in  a different  way  than  formerly,  it  is  hoped 
to  do  more  rather  than  less,  in  order  that 
these  waiting  islands  may  receive  the  Gospel 
of  our  Lord  Jesus. 


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